ENDOCRINE AND METABOLIC DISEASES Obesity and metabolic syndrome A meta-analysis of five studies reveled that the increased risk of SIBO in obese individuals did not reach statistical significance (OR = 2.08; 95%CI: 0.82-5.31) but was significant when including only studies from Western countries (OR = 3.41; 95%CI: 1.21-9.59)[ 112 ].
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